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The Matranga crime family, established by Charles (1857 – October 28, 1943) and Antonio (Tony) Matranga (d. 1890), was one of the earliest recorded American Mafia crime families, operating in New Orleans during the late 19th century until the beginning of Prohibition in 1920.
The Los Angeles crime family, also known as the Dragna crime family, the Southern California crime family [7] or the L.A. Mafia, and dubbed "the Mickey Mouse Mafia" by former Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl Gates, [8] is an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Los Angeles, California as part of the larger Italian-American Mafia.
Ardizzone and his cousin Frank Borgia were suspects in Baumgarteker's disappearance [10] Tony Buccola of the rival Matranga crime family hinted he knew who had caused his friend Baumgarteker's "disappearance"; Buccola himself "vanished' May 6, 1930 from Los Angeles, California-the only trace of him was his wrecked car found May 8, 1930 in ...
Before 1284, the Matranga family was either a vassal of Charles of Anjou, in the period when he created Kingdom of Albania, or of his nephew Philip of Taranto. [2] They were first documented in 1297 in a Ragusian document. Members of the Matranga family were attacking Ragusian merchants in the region of Karavasta Lagoon. [3]
Antonio Matranga [9] Roccamena. Nicolo Schiro (1872-1957) Roccella. Giuseppe Guttadauro (born 1948) San Lorenzo ... List of Sicilian Mafia members by city.
According to "Crook County," Ken Tekiela successfully kept his mafia life a secret from his family and closest friends for over two decades. But before duty called, Tekiela described having a ...
Two upstate New York properties connected to the notorious Gambino crime family are now being searched for human remains – days after 10 alleged mob members and associates were busted in a ...
October 28 – Former leader of the New Orleans crime family Carlo Matranga dies in Los Angeles, California of natural causes. December 22 – Paul Ricca, Louis Campagna, John Roselli and four other defendants are convicted of extortion with each fined $10,000 and received prison sentences ranging from seven-to-10 years.